Women and early-career researchers faced a disproportionate share of National Institutes of Health grant terminations in 2025, a pattern that could pose long-term consequences for the biomedical workforce, according to a March 23 study published in Proceedings of the National…
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The White House has delayed nominating a new CDC director, allowing Jay Bhattacharya, MD, director of the National Institutes of Health, to continue leading the agency past the March 26 deadline, The Washington Post reported March 25. Dr. Bhattacharya has…
Charleston, W.Va.-based Vandalia Health is restructuring into two divisions and eliminating regional CEO roles as it moves away from its North-South operating model, according to a March 24 news release shared with Becker’s. The changes come as the system continues…
By 2028, there could be between 4.9 million and 10.1 million fewer people enrolled through Medicaid expansion in an average month as a result of Medicaid work requirements and six-month redeterminations, according to a March 25 research report from the…
Austin Purkeypile has been appointed president of Adventist Health Simi Valley (Calif.), part of Roseville, Calif.-based Adventist Health, according to a March 25 news release shared with Becker’s. Mr. Purkeypile will assume the role March 30 and report to Alice…
Residents and fellows at Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic are leaning into the health system’s data analytics arm to inform their careers. They recently participated in Platform Experience Day, exploring how Mayo Clinic Platform’s database of tens of millions of deidentified…
NYC Health + Hospitals is ending its contract with Palantir in October, The Intercept reported March 24. According to testimony from NYC Health + Hospitals CEO Mitchell Katz, MD, at a March 16 City Council meeting, the contract will not…
Over the past few years, Ascension has increased mammograms by 10,000 and colon cancer screenings by 40,000 by using text-based “digital nudge” programs that prompt patients to schedule and complete care. The St. Louis-based system is now building on those…
In this episode, Dr. William Scharf, Executive Clinical Director of Quality and Safety at AdventHealth, shares how patient safety science, leadership behaviors, and system-wide training initiatives are shaping a high-reliability culture. He highlights the importance of psychological safety, frontline engagement,…
In this episode, Gretchen Wagner, Associate Vice President – Risk Management, Humana, discusses how health plans are navigating cost pressures, workforce challenges, and rapid change by strengthening value-based partnerships and operational efficiency. She highlights the critical role of data interoperability,…